Aurelio Bidinost may increase his own prison sentence with second driving-related arrest

Updated 10:32 pm, Tuesday, September 25, 2012

SARATOGA SPRINGS — A man facing sentencing next month for vehicular assault allegedly grabbed the steering wheel of a moving car in which he was a passenger, causing it to hit an oncoming police car, according to police.

Bidinost took control of the 2007 Nissan 350Z from a 50-year-old female driver after the two were involved in a dispute, according to police.

Noeker evaded a head-on collision, but both vehicles had minor damage to their passenger sides, according to police. No one was injured; Bidinost was taken to Saratoga Hospital for treatment of an unrelated medical condition, police said.

Police intend to charge Bidinost with first-degree reckless endangerment, a felony, and other minor charges on Tuesday night, according to Saratoga County District Attorney James A. Murphy III. The district attorney said he will recommend $50,000 bail for the Ballston Spa man.

Police were still investigating Tuesday evening.

In December, according to authorities, Bidinost drove his Chrysler Sebring into a tow truck on the side of Route 50. His car went into the air and landed atop a vehicle going in the opposite direction, causing the occupant of the other vehicle serious physical injuries. Bidinost, who suffered a head injury, had a blood alcohol content was 0.17 percent, Murphy said.

Bidinost was convicted in July in Saratoga County Court of second-degree assault and vehicular assault. He was freed Tuesday for a follow-up hip surgery.

Bidinost was expected to receive three years in state prison at sentencing next month, but his latest arrest means a judge could increase the prison term to up to 14 total years, Murphy said.